WWII Part Four: D-Day and the War's End

Select the paragraph from the section "The end of the war" that shows how the war ended.

• Finally, Eisenhower wrote an encouraging message. He read it to the troops as they set out across the English channel.

• The D-Day landings went very well. Over the coming months, Germany was crushed. Adolf Hitler killed himself in April 1945. Germany surrendered within a week.

• Second, he prepared a message in case the invasion failed. In the message he blamed himself for failing. Luckily that message never had to be read.

• But no one would say that World War II had been easy. Many suffered great losses. The years of fear and longing stayed with the people who had lived through them.

Why was the atomic bomb important for the war?

• It showed that the United States could take over Japan.
• It showed that the United States was very advanced.
• It caused the Germans to give up.
• It caused the Japanese to give up.

What did Eisenhower do FIRST in the article?

• He planned the D-Day attack during bad weather.
• He made a plan in case the D-Day attack was unsuccessful.
• He visited with soldiers before the invasion.
• He wrote a message for the soldiers.

Based on information in the article, which of these statements is TRUE?

• Franklin Delano Roosevelt ordered atomic bombs to be dropped on Japan.
• American soldiers beat the Japanese by crashing planes into ships.
• American soldiers killed Adolf Hitler in a battle.
• The Allies defeated Germany in World War II.

How did Harry S. Truman become involved with World War II?

• He became president near the end of the war.
• He was the president for the entire war.
• He was the president for the beginning of the war.
• He was a significant military leader.

Which section of the article highlights the idea that the D-Day invasion required careful planning?

• Introduction [paragraph 1]

• "Eisenhower's crucial role"

• "The end of the war"

• "The war in retrospect"

In the section "The end of the war," Harry S. Truman is introduced in what way?

• with background information about him

• with a description of his leadership

• with facts about some of his first decisions as president

• with an explanation of his relationship to Roosevelt

How does the article develop the idea that the United States was the winner of World War II?

• by explaining that defeating Japan with the atomic bomb saved the United States many more years of conflict

• by explaining that the cities of New York, Chicago, Philadelphia, Boston, San Francisco and Los Angeles were even stronger after the war

• by explaining that it did not suffer as many losses and as much damage as other countries and gained status as a global power

• by explaining that Eisenhower would become an important political leader in the U.S. because of his leadership in the warBackNext

Which of the following answer choices would BEST describe Eisenhower's attitude toward the events of D-Day?

• Eisenhower took responsibility for the difficult decisions he had to make.

• Eisenhower wrote a message to the troops before D-Day.

• Eisenhower knew that many American troops would die on D-Day.

• Eisenhower knew that the weather would be bad on the day planned for D-Day.